Nobel Discoveries, New Investments, Annual Review, and more
Leaps by Bayer
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January 2024
Discover the latest in life sciences with Leaps by Bayer. In this edition, we explore five Nobel-winning discoveries, announce our investment in Jixing, and share our Leaps by Bayer Annual Review 2023. Don’t miss your opportunity to meet our team at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit and the Future Food-Tech, taking place in San Francisco in March 2024.
Perspectives from the Inside/
Five Nobel-winning discoveries that birthed new medicines
Many of today’s breakthroughs are grounded in the work of previous pioneers that shaped our approach to modern medicine. In his latest Forbes op-ed, Juergen Eckhardt shares five Nobel-winning achievements that are paving the way for treatment and cure. Read on to learn how the 2006 Nobel for RNAi enabled scientists to silence gene expressions and find out more about the Nobel prizes awarded in 2012 until 2023.
Our Portfolio/
Introducing JIXING: Bringing innovative science to underserved patients in China with life-threatening diseases
Backed by RTW Investments, we are excited to announce our newest investment in Jixing. With a strong patient-centric focus, the biotech company is dedicated to delivering a meaningful and lasting impact by developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat unmet medical needs in cardiovascular and ophthalmic diseases in China.
Thought Leadership/
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Leaps by Bayer Annual Review 2023:
We're excited to share our Annual Review 2023 which summarizes our key achievements of last year. Don't miss an exclusive interview between Nobel laureate Drew Weissman and Juergen Eckhardt on the future of mRNA medicine and read about significant portfolio company milestones, ranging from clinical trial approvals to promising research collaborations between Bayer Crop Science and Bayer Pharmaceuticals and various Leaps portfolio companies.
Events/
Meet us at World Agri-Tech and Future Food-Tech:
Exciting news: We are attending the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit (March 19-20) and the Future Food-Tech (March 21-22), both taking place in San Francisco, California. Come by to network with our Leaps agriculture investor team and listen to insightful talks from further Bayer industry leaders.
Top Reads/
Ryan Teksten , our Senior Director of Venture Investments Agriculture, encourages you to read “The Treeline: The Last Forest and Future of Life on Earth” by Ben Rawlence. The novel takes us along the critical reality of our warming planet from Norway to Siberia, Alaska to Greenland, Canada to Sweden to meet the scientists, residents and trees confronting huge geological changes. It is a journey of wonder and awe telling the story of the forest, upon which we rely for the air we breathe.